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C. E. Alpers

University of Washington

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Pathology· 2 Cell Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Scientific Communication & Education· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:human· 4 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Approach:deep learning· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:batch correction / integration· 1

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A MEF2C transcription factor network regulates proliferation of glomerular endothelial cells in diabetic kidney disease

Ricardo Melo Ferreira, Debora L. Gisch, Carrie L. Phillips, Ying‐Hua Cheng, Nicholas Lucarelli, Soumya Yennapureddy, Maansi Asthana, Blue B. Lake, William S. Bowen, Fang Fang, Mahla Asghari, Angela R. Sabo, Daria Barwinska, Michael J. Ferkowicz, Robert D. Toto, , Tashas Cameron-Wheeler

This study identifies a MEF2C transcription factor network that regulates endothelial cell proliferation in diabetic kidney disease and shows that SGLT2i treatment can reverse its dysregulation.

Kidney International · Apr 27, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Single cell spatial transcriptomic profiling of childhood-onset lupus nephritis reveals complex interactions between kidney stroma and infiltrating immune cells.

P. Danaher, N. Hasle, E. Nguyen, K. Hayward, N. Rosenwasser, C. E. Alpers, R. C. Reed, D. Okamura, S. K. Baxter, S. W. Jackson

This study uses single cell spatial transcriptomics to analyze kidney tissue from childhood-onset lupus nephritis patients, revealing spatial interactions between immune cells and kidney stroma.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2023 · PreprintImmunology

Digital Spatial Profiling of Collapsing Glomerulopathy

K. D. Smith, K. Henriksen, R. F. Nicosia, C. E. Alpers, S. Akilesh

This study uses digital spatial profiling to analyze transcriptional heterogeneity in collapsing glomerulopathy lesions from HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

Kidney International · May 1, 2022Peer-reviewedPathology

A user-friendly tool for cloud-based whole slide image segmentation, with examples from renal histopathology

B. R. Lutnick, D. Manthey, J. U. Becker, B. Ginley, K. Moos, J. E. Zuckerman, L. Rodrigues, A. J. Gallan, L. Barisoni, C. E. Alpers, X. Wang, K. Myakala, B. A. Jones, M. Levi, J. B. Kopp, , Kidney Precision Medicine Project

Histo-Cloud is a cloud-based tool for whole slide image segmentation that simplifies access for non-experts, demonstrating its use in renal histopathology.

bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2021Pathology

A Multimodal and Integrated Approach to Interrogate Human Kidney Biopsies with Rigor and Reproducibility: The Kidney Precision Medicine Project

T. M. El-Achkar, M. T. Eadon, R. Menon, B. B. Lake, T. K. Sigdel, T. Alexandrov, S. Parikh, G. Zhang, D. Dobi, K. W. Dunn, E. A. Otto, C. R. Anderton, J. M. Carson, J. Luo, C. Park, , For the Kidney Precision Medicine Project

The paper describes a pipeline for generating 3D molecular atlases of human kidney biopsies using multi-OMICS and imaging technologies, emphasizing quality control and reproducibility across institutions.

bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2020 · PreprintScientific Communication & Education